{"product_id":"myth-religion-and-society-paperback-9780521296403","title":"Myth, Religion and Society (Paperback) 9780521296403","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMyth, Religion and Society\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe essays in this volume explore different aspects of the relation between Greek myth and Greek thought between the Archaic period and the Hellenistic period.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eR. L. Gordon (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521296403, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 7 January 1982\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e328 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.48 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe essays in this volume explore different aspects of the relation between Greek myth and Greek thought between the Archaic period (Homer and Hesiod) and the Hellenistic period, highlighting both the continuities and the contrasts in the Greek interpretations and 'uses' of myth. With the exception of the essay by Louis Gernet, all bear traces of the authors; attempts to combine older views stemming essentially from Durkheim and his pupils with Levi-Strauss's version of structuralism. Because the potential field is unmanageably large this selection concentrates on four important areas: the value of Greek myth in revealing the underlying coherence of Greek views of divinity; the manner in which Greek myth constructed meanings for Greek culture as a whole by selecting and combining certain motifs derived from different areas of life; the relationship between myth and delicate areas of social existence such as the nature of the value of certain objects and the passage of individuals from one status to another; and finally, the role of the myth in providing 'forms' for breaking rules - both in order to confirm the norm and to provide symbolic and actuals means of escape from dominant social rules and meanings. This book should be of interest to students in a number of disciplines concerned with myth and ancient society.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Myth and divinity: 1. The union with Metis and the sovereignty of heaven J. P. Vernant\u003cbr\u003e 2. The 'Sea Crow' M. Detienne\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Human Condition: 3. The myth of Prometheus in Hesiod J. P. Vernant\u003cbr\u003e 4. Sacrificial and alimentary codes in Hesiod's myth of Prometheus J. P. Vernant\u003cbr\u003e 5. Land and sacrifice in the Odyssey: a study of religious and mythical meanings P. Vidal-Naquet\u003cbr\u003e 6. The myth of 'Honeyed Orpheus' M. Detienne\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Myth and Social Order: 7. 'Value' in Greek myth L. Gernet\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Black Hunter and the origin of the Athenian epheberia P. Vidal-Naquet\u003cbr\u003e 9. Recipes for Greek adolescence P. Vidal-Naquet\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Disorder and Deviance: 10. Slavery and the rule of women in tradition, myth and utopia P. VIdal-Naquet\u003cbr\u003e 11. Athens and Atlantis: structure and meaning of a Platonic myth P. Vidal-Naquet\u003cbr\u003e 12. Between beasts and Gods M. Detienne\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations used\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Works cited.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20classical,%20early%20\u0026amp;%20medieval%20%5BDSBB%5D%22\"\u003eDSBB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005037269272,"sku":"9780521296403","price":36.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521296403i_bf380c6d-c93e-450e-a455-08aa3759a267.jpg?v=1691374874","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/myth-religion-and-society-paperback-9780521296403","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}